1 Peter 3:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Peter 3:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Peter 3:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a prep..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Peter 3:20 — KJV
“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
— 1 Peter 3:20 (KJV)
1 Peter 3:20 in Context — About the Book of 1 Peter
1 Peter is written to exiles under fire — believers scattered and slandered across Asia Minor. Peter, who once cracked under pressure, now teaches how to stand: a living hope through resurrection, holiness in a hostile culture, and casting all anxiety on the One who cares for you.
Cross-References for 1 Peter 3:20
“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”
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“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;”
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“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
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“And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.”
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“There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.”
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